Lot 773
Meteorite from Biggest Meteor Strike Since 1907. At 9:20 A.M. on the morning of February 15, 2013 a large 8-10 ton 50 foot long meteor exploded 10-15 miles above the ancient city of Chelyabinsk, Russia with the force of over 500,000 tons of TNT 10 times the force of the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in 1945. More than 1,500 people were injured from flying glass and debris from the resulting shock wave. This was the largest meteor event in the last 100 years since a large meteor exploded over a remote area of Siberia in 1907. The official name of this meteorite is Chelyabinsk.
This beautiful fresh 40X18X10 mm complete stony meteorite designated as a LL5 SR4 weighs 14.1 grams LL5 SR4. This meteorite fragment is very interesting in that it has two different fusion crusts. The top has a thick dark brown fusion crust that formed high in the earth's atmosphere when the meteorite first broke up and the bottom side has a much thinner black fusion crust that started to form after the final tremendous explosion. The small sections that are not covered by fusion crust offer a window inside of the meteorite displaying its light gray matrix mixed with specks of iron and brown chondrules It is not possible to obtain a fresher meteorite. Estimated Value $200 - 500
Collection of Richard Kosta.
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